Iran appoints ex-IRGC commander to top security position

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Key context: <img width="799" height="536" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mohsen-rezaei.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mohsen-rezaei.jpeg 799w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mohsen-rezaei-300x201.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" /><p>Iran has confirmed Mohsen Rezaee, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Rezaee to the role on Sunday, while Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named him as his personal representative to the council. Rezaee, 71, led the IRGC from 1981 [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/09/iran-appoints-ex-irgc-commander-to-top-security-position/">Iran appoints ex-IRGC commander to top security position</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.